Waterlily Summary

This is a novel about the lives and customs of the Dakota women told from the perspective a young girl named Waterlily. The reader follows Waterlily through her journey from infancy to adulthood, through her joys and heartaches, until she ultimately finds true love.

Blue Bird and her grandmother end up with a group of Indians after their family is attacked and killed, leaving Blue Bird and her grandmother alone. Luckily...

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Ella Cara Deloria Biographies (2)

Until the 1988 publication of her posthumous novel, Waterlily, Ella C. Deloria's reputation rested on her achievements in linguistics and ethnology. Few readers realized the literary talents that had ...
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Ella Clara Deloria (1889-1971) was a well-known linguist, ethnologist, and novelist whose work is only recently being appreciated for its depth and volume of detail, as well as for its artistry. Her c...
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